Yechezkel Hakohen Rabinowicz (also spelled Rabinowitz, Rabinowich, Rabinovitch) (1862 – 22 November 1910) was the third

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of the

Radomsk Radomsk ( he, רדומסק) is a Hasidic dynasty named after the town of Radomsko in Łódź province, south-central Poland. The dynasty was founded in 1843 by Rabbi Shlomo Hakohen Rabinowicz (the ''Tiferes Shlomo''), one of the great Hasidic mast ...

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dynasty. He was the grandson of the founder of the dynasty, Rabbi

Shlomo Rabinowicz Shlomo Hakohen Rabinowicz (also spelled Rabinowitz, Rabinowich, Rabinovitch) (1801 – 16 March 1866) was the first Rebbe of the Radomsk (Hasidic dynasty), Radomsk Hasidic Judaism, Hasidic dynasty and one of the great Hasidic masters of History o ...

, the ''Tiferes Shlomo'', and the second son of the second Radomsker Rebbe, Rabbi

Avraham Yissachar Dov Rabinowicz Avraham Yissachar Dov Hakohen Rabinowicz (also Avraham Yissachar Ber Rabinowicz, Rabinowitz, Rabinowich, or Rabinovitch) (November 15, 1843 – September 5, 1892) was the second Rebbe of the Radomsk Hasidic dynasty. He was the youngest son an ...

. He is known as the ''Kenesses Yechezkel'' after the title of his Torah work.

Biography

Rabinowicz initially served as Rav of Novipola, but became the third Radomsker Rebbe after his father's death in 1892. He was known for his dedication to Torah study, his extreme modesty, and his powerful sermons. Although he did not inherit his father's and grandfather's musical ability, he led the prayers with great devotion.

Death and legacy

Rabinowicz, who suffered from

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like his father, also died at the age of 48, on 22 November 1910.Besser, Rabbi Shlomo C. "The Chessed L'Avraham of Radomsk: In honor of his 120th yahrtzeit, 13 Elul". ''

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'', 30 August 2012, pp. C2–C6. An estimated 25,000 people attended his funeral from all over Poland and Galicia, and special trains brought mourners from

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, Bendzin and Czestochowa. His Torah teachings were compiled under the title ''Kenesses Yechezkel'', published in 1913. He had two sons, Elimelech Aryeh, the Rav of Siedliszcze, and Shlomo Chanoch, who succeeded him as Radomsker Rebbe. Both sons were murdered in the

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Rebbes of Radomsk

# Shlomo Hakohen Rabinowicz, the ''Tiferes Shlomo'' (1801–1866) # Avraham Yissachar Dov Hakohen Rabinowicz, the ''Chesed LeAvraham'' (1843–1892) # Yechezkel Hakohen Rabinowicz, the ''Kenesses Yechezkel'' (1862–1910) # Shlomo Chanoch Hakohen Rabinowicz, the ''Shivchei Kohen'' (1882–1942) #

Menachem Shlomo Bornsztain Menachem Shlomo Bornsztain (11 October 1934–10 August 1969), also spelled Borenstein, Bornstein, or Bernstein, was the fifth Rebbe of the Sochatchov Hasidic dynasty. He acceded to the position of Rebbe following the death of his father, Rabb ...

, Sochatchover-Radomsker Rebbe (1934–1969)

References

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